Regal USA Dolls 1919-1940
The Regal Doll Manufacturing Company of Trenton, NJ and New York City a brief history; prior to 1918 were known as the German American Doll Company, in 1937 the company name changed again to the Regal Doll Corporation.
In October 1933 Regal USA acquired the Horsman Doll Company and continued to produce dolls under each trade name of Regal and Horsman. Regal made all composition novelty dolls, composition and cloth Mama and Baby dolls using the trade name of “Kiddie Pal” and in the mid-1930s Patsy type composition dolls.
The Horsman line of dolls were the better known brand, thus by late 1937 the Regal name disappeared and by 1940, only the Horsman dolls and company name remained. The Regal Toy Company (1959-1984) of Toronto, Canada has a similar name, is a different, unconnected company.
1928 Regal USA Our Lindy doll a Charles Lindbergh portrait doll, 27-33″ tall, composition shoulder head, with cloth body and limbs, both the hands are stuffed gloves pinned onto the arm ends and feet are boots glued onto the legs, molded painted blond hair, painted blue eyes, open smiling mouth with upper teeth, dressed in his aviator outfit, doll mark 1928 © Regal Doll Co. Sculp. E. Peruggi or unmarked and came with an Our Lindy hang tag.
The Our Lindy doll was designed and sculpted by doll designer Ernesto Peruggi (1884-1957). Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Lucky Lindy was the famous aviator who became the first person to cross the Atlantic from New York to Paris, solo in his single engine plane The Spirit of St. Louis on May 20 to 21 in 1927.
Antique to Vintage Regal USA Dolls Identified
ca. 1928 Regal USA Kiddie Pale Baby doll, 18″ tall, composition shoulder plate, composition arms and bent baby legs, cloth stuffed body, jointed, molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, feathered eyebrows, painted upper eyelashes, open smiling painted mouth with two upper teeth and dimples, doll marked KIDDIE PALE BABY REGAL DOLL MFG. CO. Note: Misspelling of the word Pal.
ca. 1928 Regal USA Kiddie Pal Dolly doll with hair loop for a bow, 19″ tall, composition shoulder head, partial composition arms and legs, cloth stuffed body with stitched hips so she could stand or sit, painted or sleep eyes, molded hair, closed mouth, doll marked Kiddie Pal Dolly, REGAL DOLL MFG. Co INC. or unmarked.
1930+ Regal USA Billy the boyfriend, Bobby Anne, Dorothy Jane, Hug Me, The Judy doll, Kiddie Pal (Pale) Baby, Kinky, Kiss Me, Love Me, Princess Wee-Wee, Smiles, Sonny Boy, Sweetie dolls are all part of the Kiddie Pal line and possibly others.
The Regal USA Kiddie Pal Dolly shown has molded blond painted hair, blue tin sleep eyes and a closed slightly smiling painted mouth, she’s 19″ tall.
ca. 1930s Regal USA, The Judy Girl doll, 19″ tall, Patsy type, composition shoulder head composition arms, partial composition legs, cloth stuffed body with stitched hips, molded painted hair, blue tin eyes, closed painted mouth – Patsy type competitor, doll is unmarked, hang tag states she’s a Kiddie Pal Dolly.
1931 Regal USA Maizie doll, 16″ tall, Patsy type, all composition, jointed at shoulder and hips, molded painted hair, gray tin sleep eyes (also came with painted eyes) with real upper lashes, painted wispy lower lashes, closed painted mouth, came dressed in a short sleeved sun dress, bonnet, socks and oilcloth tie shoes, doll is unmarked.
The Maizie doll head mold was also used by Toy Products Manufacturing Company of NY, USA with painted eyes, this doll has a one piece body and head, jointed at the shoulders and hips only, is 13″ tall, doll marked Toy Products, have seen this doll referred to as Lil Sis.
ca. 1935 Regal USA Bobby Anne doll, 12″ tall, all composition joined body with painted molded hair, painted blue eyes and closed painted mouth. The Bobby Anne doll came in a cardboard carrying case with a wardrobe and oilcloth roller skates, doll is unmarked, hang tag states she’s a Kiddie Pal Dolly. Effanbee Patsy or Patsyette type competitor.
The Regal Bobby Anne doll also came with a mohair wig over her molded hair, blue tin sleep eyes, 13″ tall, without the carrying case or wardrobe.
ca. 1935+ Regal USA Hug Me Kiddie Pal Dolly doll, various sizes, composition flange head with molded painted hair, blue tin sleep eyes, open or closed painted mouth, composition arms and partial composition bent baby legs, cloth stuffed jointed body, doll mark Hug Me Kiddie Pal Dolly.
